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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (right), shakes hands with Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Chen Daojiang, during a courtesy call at Jamaica House on Wednesday (August 3).
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (right), shakes hands with Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Chen Daojiang, during a courtesy call at Jamaica House on Wednesday (August 3).

China an Important Economic Partner – Minister Morgan

As Jamaica celebrates its 60th year of Independence in 2022, the nation is also marking 50 years of diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information,...
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (front row, centre) with finalists in the 2022 Jamaica Festival Queen Competition. The event was a courtesy call by the parish queens on Tuesday (July 26) at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (front row, centre) with finalists in the 2022 Jamaica Festival Queen Competition. The event was a courtesy call by the parish queens on Tuesday (July 26) at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).

Festival Queen Finalists Visit Information Minister
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Nesta Morgan, addresses graduates at the Lacovia High School Valedictory Service in St. Elizabeth on Tuesday (July 5).
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Nesta Morgan, addresses graduates at the Lacovia High School Valedictory Service in St. Elizabeth on Tuesday (July 5).

Morgan Challenges Graduates to Be Positive Role Models
Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane.
Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane.

RGD Encourages Parents To Collect Free Birth Certificates
Global Services Sector (GSS) Project Director, Marjorie Straw, emphasises a point during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Tuesday (June 28). Listening is Chief Executive Officer, One-on-One Educational Services, Ricardo Allen.
Global Services Sector (GSS) Project Director, Marjorie Straw, emphasises a point during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Tuesday (June 28). Listening is Chief Executive Officer, One-on-One Educational Services, Ricardo Allen.

20,000 Students To Benefit From GSS High School Immersion Bootcamp

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Senior Archivist at the Jamaica Archives and Records Department, Racquel Innerarity, carefully checks the Minutes of the Education Board 1833-1859 – the Jamaica Free School, just one of the many records archived at the Department. Mrs. Innerarity says all are welcome to access records because they belong to all Jamaicans.
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Explore Island’s Rich History at Jamaica Archives and Records Department

Jamaicans are being encouraged to explore the country’s rich history by visiting the Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD). “We are open to the general public – anyone can come in,” Senior Archivist, Racquel Innerarity told JIS News. “It is our records as Jamaicans, and we invite historians, genealogists and students from basic school to university to come in. It...
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Senior Archivist, Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD), Racquel Innerarity, examines one of the many records that make up the collection at JARD.
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Work of Archivists to be Highlighted June 6-10

The Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD) will be using International Archives Week, June 6 to 10, to highlight the work of its archivists, through a series of daily social media posts. The posts will be shared on JARD’s Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube platforms. Being celebrated under the theme #ArchivesAreYou, the Week also coincides with the celebration of the...
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Workshop Planned for Gift and Craft Entrepreneurs

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) through its Craft Incubator, continues to support the growth of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the gift and craft sector. To this end, the Corporation will be hosting a three-day workshop for intermediate and advanced jewellery makers on June 18 and 25 and July 2, starting at 11:a.m each day. The workshop...
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Manager Communication and Customer Service at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) Maxine Fagan, says the BSJ supports all industry sectors in ongoing efforts to foster an appreciation of standards and most importantly the utilisation of standards. She was speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on Wednesday (April 27).
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Business And Trade to Benefit From NQI

Jamaica is one of the leading Caribbean countries in establishing a strong National Quality Infrastructure (NQI). The NQI is a national framework through which the goods and services produced and traded in the country are declared fit for consumption or use in the marketplace. One of the entities that makes its work possible is the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ),...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing, on Wednesday (April 6).
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Support For Jamaica’s Commonwealth Secretary-General Bid

Jamaica is receiving strong support for the candidature of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, for Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, made the disclosure during a post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (April 6). “We have been engaged...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (second left), makes a point to Acting Principal Director, Information Division, OPM, Damian Cox (left), during the official launch of Records Information Management (RIM) Month of activities, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on April 6. Sharing in the conversation (from second left) are Archives Advisory Committee Member, Andrea C. Whyte; Certified Archivist in Information Management, Emerson Bryan; and Principal Director, Public Sector Modernisation Division, Office of the Cabinet, Wayne Thompson.
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Access To Information Essential To Good Governance – Minister Morgan

The Government is committed to the reform of the Access to Information Act and the sharing of publicly held information, says Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan. He said that updating the legislation is essential in ensuring effective governance by facilitating greater openness and transparency. “We have agreed…...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing, on Wednesday (April 6).
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Criteria For Appointment Of Principals To Be Revised

The criteria for the appointment of principals are to be revised following Cabinet’s approval for these changes to be made. This will be facilitated through the amendment of section 43 (1) of the Education Act, 1965 and sections of the Education Regulations, 1980, which relate to the criteria for the appointment of principals. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of...
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